Folding barrier and door-holder.



No. 743,079. *PATRNTRD NOV. 3, 1903.

O. R. 3 P. R. HOWARD. FOLDING BARRIER AND DOOR HOLDER.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 28, 1903. N0 MDDEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

No. 743,079. PATENTED NOV. 3, '1903. O. P. & E. E. HOWARD.

FOLDING BARRIER AND DOOR HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented November 3, 1903,

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES P. HOWARD AND FRANK E. HOWARD, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

.. FOLDlNG BARRIER AND DOOR-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 743,079, datedNovember 3, 1903.

Application tiled May 28,1903. Serial No. 159,138. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that we, CHARLES P. HOWARD and FRANK E. HOWARD, citizens ofthe United States, and residents of Hartford, in the county of Hartfordand State of Connecticut,

have invented certain new and useful linprovements in Folding Barriersand Door- Holders,oflwhvich the following is a full, clear, and exactspecication.

This invention is an improved foldingbarrier and door-holder, which maybe located across an open doorway or folded entirely out of the way atthe side of the doorway and safelylatched in its folded position. It isI5 herein shown as applied to the sliding doorway of a railway-car,serving not only as a barrier to protect passengers and others fromfalling'out, but also serving as a means for holding a sliding door inan open position.

Figure l of the drawings is a side View showing this embodiment of theinvention in operative position across a doorway serving as asafety-barrier and also to hold the sliding door thereof in apredetermined position. z5 Fig. 2 is a plan View in section, taken onthe line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is an end view in section, taken on theline 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a side view similar to Fig. l, but showingthe barrier in its folded position at one side 3o of the doorway andwith the sliding door in its closed position. Fig. 5 is a plan view insection, taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a plan view, inreduced scale, of the Vestibule of a special form of electric car withthis invention applied thereto.

The bar 2l is pivotally attached to the hinge-block 22, which slides inthe journal 24C of the slideway 23. The latter is secured to the frame25 at ythe side of the doorway, and

4o when the device is used in connection with a sliding door, as isherein shown, the slideway 23 may form one side of the groove into whichthe leading side of the door extends when closed. The form of theslideway may be suited in many ways to the moldings or trimmings of thecar or other structure to4 which it is applied'. It is here shown asbeing set in between the sections 28 of the moldings which form one sideof the groove 29 5o for the door. The exterior contour of the slideway23, its cap 2G, and the socket 27 may the front edge of the sliding door31 and having a recess 33, in which the knob rests.

The opening into the recess 33 is wide enough at its upper end to admitthe head of the knob 30, but is narrowed down at its lower end tosubstantially the width ot' the neck of the knob 30, thus making therecess T-sha-ped at its lower end, so that `the bar is held securely inthe position shown, from which it can only be removed by raising it tothe position shown by the dotted lines at A, the curved or inclinedinner wall 34 of the recess 33 facilitating the withdrawal `of the barby the operation. The free fit of the sliding block 22 in the slideway24 permits what little side motion is necessary to latch and unlatch thebar. The bar 2l thus serves to eectually guard the opening between thedoor 3l and the frame 25 when for ventilation or other purpose it isdesired to secure ing, the bar 2l is raised out ofthe recess and swungon its pivot in the block 22 toward the frame 25 and its end droppedinto the socket 27, fitted to receive it, and secured to the frame 25,the block 22 meanwhile sliding upward as far as necessary in theslideway 23. The socket is recessed to receive the end of the bar andits knob, the neck of the latter resting in the seat 37, which holds itagainst lateral movement. The door 3l can now be drawn to the positionshown in Figs. 4 and 5, so as to close the entrance, or it can be slidback, so as to open the passage to its `fullest width. When the door isthus opened IOO and the barrier folded, the doorway is left wide openfor the exit or entrance of the passengers without any projecting partsto catch their clothing or their persons in case of a crowd.

In the car-vestibule shown in Fig. 6 the line represents thelongitudinal center line of the car, that half of the vestibule which ispartly cut away being similar in shape and arrangement to the otherhalf. The sliding door 47 leads to the interior of the car. The swingingdoor 4l is hinged at 42 and when in the position D serves to close thepassageway leading off the end of the car. In the position C it servesto inclose the motorman and to prevent the use of the passage-way onthat side of the car.

In the position Bit serves to inclose the controller 45, the brake-valve4G, and other apparatus placed near them, so that they shall not in anyway interfere or be interfered with during the exit and entrance of thepassengers. When in this position, B, the door also engages theangle-piece 40, provided on the bar 4l, thus effectually securing .thebar 2l in its foldedV position, and thereby guarding it from meddlesomeor accidental displacement from its seat in the socket 27.

These devices may be applied to any doorway independently of the doorthereof by attaching the slideway at one side of the doorframe, asherein shown, and by attaching the catch device 22 to the oppositedoor-frame. When applied to a sliding door, as here shown, the devicesmay be turned end for end, attaching the slideway 23 tothe door and acatch-plate 32 to the frame of the doorway. In many other ways whichwill suggest themselves to those skilled in the art these devices may bemodied in formV and manner of application to suit varying environmentsor conditions of service.

We claim as our inventionl. A folding barrier for doorways, comprising ahinged bar provided with latching means, a slideway for the hingedportion of the bar, and a catch device cooperating with the latch of thebar.

ing a bar, a hinge-block pivoted thereto, a

slideway for the hinge-block, latching devices for holding the bar inoperative position across the doorway, and latch devices for holding thebar in folded position at one side of the doorway.

4L. A folding barrier for doorways, compris- 6o ing a bar provided witha hinge, a slideway for the hinged portion of the bar, means forattaching the slideway at one side of the doorway, means for latchingthe bar in operative position across the doorway, and means for 65latching the bar in its folded position at one side of the doorway.

5. A folding barrier for doorways, comprising a hinged bar, a slidewaytherefor, means for attaching the slideway at one side of the 7odoorway, a knob appurtenant to the bar, and a slotted latch-plate forattachment to the opposite side of the doorway.

6. A folding barrier for doorways, comprising a hinged bar, a slidewaytherefor for attachment at one side of the doorway, a knob appurtenantto the bar, a slotted latch-plate for receiving the knob to latch thebar in its operative position across the doorway, and

means for attaching the latch-plate to the 8o door.

7. The combination with a doorway, of a sliding door therefor, aswinging door adjacent to the doorway, and a folding barrier for thedoorway comprising a hinged bar, a

slideway therefor, latching devices for latching the door in operativeposition across the doorway, and in its folded position at one side ofthe doorway, and means appurtenant to the bar for engagingr behind theswinging 9o door to retain the bar in its folded position.

8. The combination with a barrier having a knob, of a latch-platehavingasubstantially T-shaped recess for retaining the knob, the

said recess opening laterally at its entering end to permit the lateralinsertion and withdrawal of the knob, and provided with an innerinclined wall for guiding the knob laterally into and out of theT-shaped recess.

Signed at Hartford, Connecticut, in the roo

